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President 
FRANK A. BATES, South Braintree, Mass. 

Vice-Presidents 
WILLIAM C. BATES, Cambridge, Mass. 
ALBERT C. BATES, Hartford, Conn. 
PHILANDER BATES, Cohasset, Mass. 

Secretary-Treasurer 
REV. NEWTON W. BATES, Austinburg, Ohio. 



Constitution and By-Laws of the 
■ Bates Association. 



Constitution. 

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\. The name of this organization shall be "The 
Bates Association/' i 

II. The object of the Association is the collection, 
compilation, and publication of all available data 
concerning the Bates families. 

ill. Persons having a Bates ancestor, by descent 
or marriage, may become members of this Associa- 
tion, as provided in the By-Laws. 

IV. The officers of this Association shall be a 
President, three or more Vice-Presidents (one to be 
chosen from the descendants of each immigrant an- 
cestor represented), a Secretary, a Treasurer, and a 
Historian. These officers shall constitute the Ex- 
ecutive Committee of the Association. 

V. This constitution may be amended by a three- 
fourths vote of the- members present at any annual 

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By-Laws. 

1 . Meetings of the Association shall be held an- 
nually, at such time and place as the Association, 
or the Executive Committee, may direct. 

2. The officers of the Association shall be elected 
annually, and their duties shall be such as are usu- 
ally performed by such officers. 

3. The Treasurer shall pay the bills of the Asso- 
ciation only on order of the Executive Committee. 

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4. The Executive Committee shall arrange the 
program for the annual meeting, fill vacancies in any 
office until the next election, and, in general, shall 
direct the affairs of the Association. The Executive 
Committee may publish such periodicals, pamphlets, 
or books as will advance the interest of the Asso- 
ciation. 

5. All members of the Association shall be elected 
to membership by the Executive Committee, except 
as hereinafter provided. 

6. Memberships shall be as follows: 

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(1). Active Members, consisting of all qualified 
persons, who shall have been elected by the Execu- 
tive Committee, and who have paiij the annual dues. 

(2). Honorary Members, consisting of persons 
who for some conspicuous service, merit, or age, 
shall be unanimously elected by the Association, at 
any annual meeting, upon nomination by the Ex- 
ecutive Committee. Honorary members shall have 
all the priviliges of the Association, and shall be 
exempt from all dues. 

(3). Life Members, consisting of all persons 
who, upon payment of ten dollars, shall be elected 
by the Executive Committee. Life members shall be 
entitled to all the privileges of the Association and 
shall be exempt from all dues, 

7. The membership fee shall be one dollar, pay- 
able annually at the time of the annual meeting. 
This shall entitle the member to all the privileges uf 
the Association with one copy of all annual Bulletins. 

8. These By-Laws may be amended by a two- 
thirds vote of the members present at any annual 
meeting. 



The Bates Association. 



HISTORY — The Association was organized July .^0. 
1907, at Boston, Mass., ninety-three persons be- 
ing present. Gov. John L. Bates served as the 
first President. The second meeting was held at 
Hingham, Mass., August 4, 1908, at which one 
hundred and sixteen persons were present. The 
Constitution was adopted, and plans for work 
were formulated, 

WORK — The aim of the Association is to secure all 
available data concerning the History of the 
Family, such as vital statistics, extracts from local 
histories, manuscripts or family records, and we 
request all persons having such information to 
communicate with the Secretary. We particularly 
desire photographs of members of the family, or 
of their residences, especially the older ones. 

BULLETIN — The Association publishes the BATES 
BULLETIN, semi-annually, which is sent free to 
members, and to all others for twenty-five cents 
a copy. Its pages are devoted to items of interest 
to the family, and already many problems of an- 
cestry have been solved. Other problems are 
welcomed and will be given prominence. In order 
to carry on this W(jrk, assistance in the way of 

co-operation or gifts of money, in large or small 
amounts, is necessary. Such gifts will be used 
either for the general work of the Association, or 
for investigation along special lines if desired. 

MEMBERS — The Association has at present ten Life 
members and one hundred and twenty Active or 
Annual members. We need more members of each 
class. Life A\cmbership costs ten dollars, and 
Annual Membership one dollar per year. 

MEETINGS— Meetings are held annually at some 
convenient locality, preference being given to an- 
cestral towns. All persons interested in the ob- 
ject of the Association are welcome. 






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